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11/04/1984 Drama, Family 1h 34m
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Bertrand Tavernier's magnificent portrait of French family life on the brink of World War I

Overview

In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague, coming with his wife and his three children. Then his daugther Irene arrives. She is always in a hurry, she lives alone and does not come so often... An intimist chronicle in which what is not shown, what is guessed, is more important than how it looks, dealing with what each character expects of life.

  1. Bertrand Tavernier

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sabine Azéma

    Iréne

  2. Louis Ducreux

    Monsieur Ladmiral

  3. Michel Aumont

    Gonzague

  4. Monique Chaumette

    Mercedes

  5. Geneviève Mnich

    Marie-Thérèse

  6. Thomas Duval

    Emile

  7. Quentin Ogier

    Lucien

  8. Katia Wostrikoff

    Mireille

  9. Claude Winter

    Madame Ladmiral

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-10-19
Did you know that is was Canius Fanius who forbade the rearing of chickens on the streets of ancient Rome? That’s what you learn from a weekly lunch with your ageing father/grandfather and what “Msr. Ladmiral” (Louis Decreux) imparts to his visiting son “Gonzague” (Michel Aumont) who is visiting for Sunday lunch with his wife “Mercédès” (Monique Chaumette) and three children. Although they all get on fine, I think for the family travelling from Paris this has become a bit of a chore - but he is a jolly old painter who adores his three grandchildren. On this particular weekend, ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$8,200,000.00

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